The Sun. — London, England, 1809-07-29 00:00:00

This morning a Grlttentstirgli Mail arrived ; if brings an accoutit of sonic ; nnitzi.n,r ant mo . venients of the Russian a-d Swedish armies. Tne only art ie e ut arty importance which it contains is the respecting the election of a Successor to the Swedish Turone:--; " By a Declaration, dared Stockholm. 14th of this month, his itOyal Majesty hai ooposed to the Diet, with an.i by , the ad. ice of the Private Com mittee, Prince CHRISTIAN AUGUsTITS of Sittesvic, Sanderburgti, Augertinburgb, a, Prince Royal of Sweden, and his successor on the Swedish throne; and the States of the R:asantry have alrea dy acceded to the King's proposal, and eletted the sad Prince their future Sovereign. " Letters Iron, Dautzic state, that the following ships, Fortuna, Capt. TIEDI:DIAN DIEDREY, Grtru. do, Capt. HEINST, and Catherine Maria;aptala Scii 4n,:zEcx, all three captured by the French pri valeer ft/sit and Voltigeur, were sold there, with th e i r car es, in the coarse of last month."—,-(Stock holm L.,untizerial tjazetle, of July 18 ) Just tiefoie this Paper wa, put to press we received Spanish t'upers, to the 4th inst. The rincipal ar -title they contain isi a long Letter from General 1.314Ax5, to tneJui - A3, respetleng the Wide at Bel chat!, on the 18th nit. in wine!) we are setry tee fin.d that he speaks of the conduct of his irtay in ie itrc,agegt terms of censure. The Junta, in conso quence, ilddressod a very eloquent and energ , tic ap- Peal to the Spanish Armies. The lohowing Is the Only other article of any importance in these Papers, but it is of a very old date : • " CoItDoVA, JUNE 6.—The vanguard of the army of Estretnadura, wider the command of the Marquis BAyAS, attacked the vanguard of VICTOR'S trloy notwithstanding a march of twelve hours, iE charged with so much intrepidity, that the karquis could not restrain the soldiers; they Penetrated between the enemy's fildt, strL.ved the field with dead bodies, and ti.e enemies which re-" tnained took a disgraceful flight."--.(P r alenciaGazette, June SO.) - . We have this day made some further Extra&s from the Foreigti Journals which arrived yesterday The Dcrch Papers acknowledge that there were some Disturbances at Rotterdati.., in consequence of the severity with which the Conscription was en forced, but it is added, that they were soon suppres ted. The other intelligence in these Papers is very unimportant; King Jtitomg has ptiblishel a Bulle tin of tile Achieverneuts of his Army, in whice he titates that he had obtained some advantages over the Austrians. It is, however, known that the advan tage, in the only action of any importance Ns hich took place, was on the side of t he Austrians. • An article from Petersburgh, which mentions the capture of Kola by three Brithit Frigates, adds, that this is the first attack made by the English upon the Russian Territory. It is grateful to be able to observe how surely, 4 c'w quickly, and by what regular steps, the pro verbial good sense and generous feeling of this Coun try al'ways return to their true and natural standard, r er every temporary wandering or excess, to which they are exposed by the most sensitive and honour le of all national characteristics. Scarce a vestige kl f the Momentary dejection, occasioned by the unac countable Armistice of Wagram, is any longer dis eraiblts in any other shape than the general de rnauti and urgency for new and redonbled arma nle4ts, preparations, and etforts, which almost stun b e ears of Government, from every part of the Em- P ir e , although they are but the echos of their own co44 cliss deliberations, and designs. We trust, we ' l rrnlY believe, the vows of the Nation have been ctnticipated by the ready and prepared Councils of St ate equal to the occasion, and which can only be "`'corded by the zeal, deviation ) and patriotism of the Such have been the achievements, the glorious accesses, the constancy, and unconquerable spirit c 'f . the Austrian Armies, that it seenai to be generally set t and ack now l e d ge d t hat th e i r i m pr ess i on and ef €t Cannot be effaced and extinguished, even by an 01 wi se and inglotious pacification. The events of e W ay belong to &Irope, to the world, to recof !e coaclusi , m will Le judged the error, I :i e w eakness, or the. unjust trepidation of infirm, bat amiable, Councils. It seems to be fixed and ri 4tted in public opinion, that same,thing has been gaited ; that a breach has been effe6ted in the invin `l6ii4y of BUONAPARTE ; that some moral fortresses and points-d'-appui and totes-de-pout have been ob tilicri in exchange for Bruhn, for Gratz, and for ‘Sach.s.s•e b urg It is a p:oof of elevation or resuscitation of public spirit, that no one will believe the Austrian Armies t 0 have been subdued and dispirited; and that.(how ever unjustly it may turn out), the whole fault and blame is generally and spontancouslyrejeaed upon the ei bk)et and Ministers. It is asked, why do we not ex postulate upon this point, and represent upon, the ogler 9 wliy we do not here reproach, and re. Monatrate there? as if we could Conterriplate the ivhole of the Campaign upon the Danube, with out ,SatiSfaciion- . --as if we were to adinit that nothing had been accomplished, becaUse some of otir combinations, which we formed upon their heroic achievementS in the field, have perhaps be , n overturned by their own calculations in the Cabinet. This is our precise and happy situa tion; that if our Allies have aded wisely fOr them selves, they have fulfilled every view, every wish, every interest, we could ever feel or take in their Councils ; and it they have in any shape mistaken their own interests, or been wanting to their own honour or security, in God':" name, let us recal them by friendly and generous forbearance and advice, and screw them a confident security, in the redoubled energy of our own exertions--in the in cre'ased display of our strength, activity, and re sources—in the succours we more liberally dispense— in the .attacks we unceasingly dired against the Enemy—in the sacrifices we are eager individually to offer—in the pledges we are desirous publicly to take—in the vigour and fortitude we do not obey, but provoke and requ;re, in the public Councils, whicii have only to guide the heroic spirit of the Country ! LA it never be cart , if sight, that while we for a seaion sustal;. the urnot of the battle, Austria, Prus sia, and the States ( e have reasons for not naming,) are recoverintz, from 'hr blow, and secretly preparing for toe efforts it will be their part to alternate with ty., in the ni.iversal struggle, avowed or concealed, in whi.l all Europe Is engagA, and which has been well called the duel wiiich F'ance is fighting with mankind. Let it not be dreamed, that the genius of Asper/2 and Essling, that the spirit of the battles, and the proud memory of the vim Tories can be sponged out of memory, and extinguished from the soul.— That the pan tot conquerors of those proud days, can be sent back to their parishes, by a little wax and part hment, so changed and emasculated, that they will be deaf to the first trumpet of Prince CHARLES ! Theirs are, if ever there were such, the "lia conjugibus loquenda ;" their battles will be tlaice won, and the French thou sands thrice slain by their fire-sides, and in their farms and their fields ; whi!e all who listen will be come soldiers, and the patriot, ❑nextinguishable flame be nightly fed by military Saints, the pure vo taries of loyalty and nature ; Heroes who preach by their example, and patriots, whose very home is their achievwnent and their trophy ! That such an Etna as this can be extinguished ; that its Crater w:11 cease to ferment and to - explode, that it will throw up no clouds of funereal cinders, or pour no burning lava down its headlong sides, is m hat the sanguine BUONAPARTE cannot hope for. That Russia is so lost, so far gone in madness and abcrra• tion,- so irrevocably engaged and pawned in his cause, his interests, and his ambition, he i, too much a politician to believe. He will never forgive that Power the mortifying favours he has tecelvtd at her hands, and be it E:nper,r or nation, it will never be forgotten in Russia that an opportunity has existed —has been afforded by the Austrian valour,and per severance, which would not hate been passed over in the better times of the Emperor PAUL H The following is said to be the plan of operations cn which it is intended that the military part of the Expedition shall aet 'the operations will commence by launching the numerous gun-boats on board the fleet either in the West Put, at the entrance of the Scheldt, or Sluys Roads, comprehending the Coast of Cadsand (ac cording as the weather may prove), where the men of war are to anchor. The immediate intention is to embark on board the boats the troops destined for the main attack of the Island of Walcheren, in the West Put, and the most judicious precautions have been projected to prevent the enemy's gun-boats from annoying them. The first attack, however, will be made upon Cadsand, and South Boveland will immediately after be assailed. The posses sion of the former being necessary to the future ope rations, it is to be attacked by the whole of a strong brigade, led on by the gallant Marquis of IluNTneY ; and this brigade, if necessary, is to be joined by ano ther, as nearly the whole of the brigades of the right wing will at this junCture be in the Wieling Channel. Schowen, Dayveland, and North Beve land, will it the same time be attacked, and in this enterprise the Brigade of Guards. will be employed. In the van squadron will be embarked, the brigade of General HOPE, which is destined either for Dom burgh or the Veer Gar, as circumstances may deem expedient ; and this brigade will also have a view to the service of Tengoes, on South Beveland. One of the brigades is to be held in readiness to laud be= low the Nolle battery, in the event of the enemy sending any great force to Zautland to repel our force, by which means his retreat to Flushing may be cut off. The principal attack upon. the Island of Walcheren is to be made by the Portsmouth divi sions commanded by General Coors;and'a.brigade is to be allotted for the service of demonstration ; but the particular points at which the grand dash is to be made by the left wing of the army we must de cline mentioning for another day. The rowing boats to a great amount are to precede the flat boats, and when they are within reach of grape from the shore they are to open upon the enemy, diawing off in equal divisions to the right and left, making room for the flat boats to push in, and covering them till the field artillery is ready to move forward. The bombs to take certain stations, and to •be ready to vont meow a bombardment when direte.4, = NAVAL, i EVi PORTSMOUTH, Majesty's ships Mote and Meriraiid, with a convoy of about eighty or ninety sail of transportS from Sliain. Arrived the Fylla, of 22 guns, from the Weit Indiei; also his Majesty'S ships Port Itlaho7l and T'siphorte, the fotmer from Cork, and the latter from Plymouth. S.iiled the Prevoyante store-ship for Woolwieh; add the Sarpedon, of 18 gu6s, for Plymouth, _ . PLYMOUTH, JULY 27.--Sailed, hiS Majesty's ship Tisiphone, for Portsmouth ; and his Majesty's brig Canl4S, of 14 guns, to the Westward. Arrived, the Maltese ship Earepide, FRANCI S FRENCU, master, Irons Malta, laden with wine, &c. bound to thiS Port for orders, sailed the t 2th of May, in coprnany with a fleet, consisting of about 40 sail, parted cot* any on the 25th instant ; also arrived , ' his Majesty's ship Swallow, of 18 guns, Captain MILNER, from Liverpool, with volunteers and int pressed men ; his Majesty's ship Pheasant, of 18 gun,; and the Pickle Schooner, of 14 guns, from the Westward"; and his Majesty's ship Cossack, of 22 guns, from the coast of Spain. Rissed by this Port, to we Eastward, a fleet frOna the Mediterra nean, consisting of about 40 sail. FALMOUTH, JULY 26.-Arrived the Diana Packet, Capt. PAnsoNs, with MailS from Jamaica, 38 days from Crooked island ; she brings no particular news; she has two passengers on board, and about 200,00 u dollars ; also arrived the Express Packet, Cap►. Buia.uoks with Mails from Cadiz, 19 days passage. Dispatches had been received by Mr. DUFF, the British Consu► at Cadiz, stating, that the French forces had concentrated themselves, and were in number about 75,000 men ; and that JOSEPH BUONAPARTE had quitted Madrid, and was with them. Dispat,hes had also been received, stating, that Sir A. WELLESLEY had joined CUESTA, and were in number about 65,000 men, and advancing rapidly. About 4000 French had got into Vale De Pena, arid during the night were surrounded by the toe Spaniards, who massacred the whole, ex cepting one man. They confirm the defeat of BLAKE'S army, who made a must masterly retreat. Tile Jamaica fleet was to sail in about eight day s after the Diana. The Expedition against St. Do• ming° sailed from Jamaica on the of Jane.— Inc ship Comet, J. LARKINS, for London, sailed the same day as the Packet. The Ex& ess spoke about 30 sail yesterday off CuwEs, JULY 28.—A large. fleet of transports are no passing through our Road, consisting of about 70 sad, under convoy of a frigate, from Lisbon, out ►7 days; also two transports, trJtn Jersey, - with a - uops and a large American' ship, from New- York, laden with tobacco and pot-aih. P.S. wo oilier American ships are just hove in DEAL, JULY 28.—The first division of troops, with the Earl of CHATIIANT, Sir R. STRACHAN, Sir Home l'opitAm, Ca,:t. OVEN, &c. sailed from hence this morning, fur the point of destination. This di vhion consists of about 12,000 troops. The re mainder of the ships are all lying at single anchor, , , exi.ectingto start to-morrow morning. Seven hundred more of the German Light Infan try were embarked here, this morning, by the Deal boatmen, and another regiment of cavalry are to em bark to-morrow at Ramsgate. ITAB,WICH, JULY 28.—The frigate (said to be the Euryalus) appointed con►oy to the part of the. Ex pedition collecting here, is now at anchor oil this harbour. The transports with the troops on board have dropped lower down, and it is understood they are to sail to-morrow morning. Arrived a Jamaica Mail. Yesterday morning, the Drake of YORK arrived at Windsor, who, together wilt) the PrincesSes AUGUSTA and SOPHIA, Lord WALSINGHAM, Lord ST. HELEN'S, General CARTWRIGHT, General FITZROY,. and Colonel 'TAILOR, accompanied his MAJESTY in his usual ride in Windsor Virk, and a little before one o'clock the Royal Party returned to the Palace. The Duke of YORK'S household is about to be re duced, in consequence of his Royal Highness being out of office. The Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, will open on the 11tb of September, with Macbeth. Miss BLANCHARD, daughter of Mr. BLANCHARD, of the Covent-Garden Company, lkelS to make her debut, on Thursday last; in the character of Stisan AsVeld, for the benefit of her father, at the Bir ming-bam Theatre. DdtvTox has relinquished the Lyceum for the preSelit, and gone to - Pay' a few nights at Liverpool. If he were to take. Mr. AaNOLD's Opera of Up all Night with hith,• he wonlei treat the good toiks of Liverpool with 3 specimen of his comic skill, which, with all big acknowledged ability, he never had equal scope to display in any other drama. Miss DUNCAN is engaged to perform a few nights at Scarborough, and commences her engagement on. Mmclay next, in the Charaeter of Letitia Hardy. BA keELItY and TRU EMAN, heretofore Of Drury lane The.atre, nave taken 'the Glasgow Theatre, and have. engaged Coor,E, who is ptaforming thete at preseut with great vdati FiriENCII, DUTCH, ilArb . . ST. PETCEST.II.7Itini, ,44!Igri!; frigateS have talon possession of Catherine Harboitr; in K , 4a, near the Icy Ocean, arid 61 41• the Stores belonging to the Company of the White Set., con sisting in salt, cordage, &c. as well as some veiseli loaded with corn. The garrison has also 13:!en ! ,irl Kola, from which place the few inhabitants had lied. these frigates are now cruising at the mouth of the White Sea. The GovernMent .has put an embargo tipon all vessels in - Archangel, ,that they may not .fall into the hands of the English; whrik seem to have devoted their attention pr:ncipally to the corn vessels from Archangel. This is the first attack of the English upon the Russian territory. ' Baren Stedingk, who was many Years Swedish Ambassador at this Court, is expeaed here ,frorn Stochhohn ih a short time, in the same chai - acter.— Peace with Sweden seems to be near. OL - ir Court Gazette contains followit remarks on the declaration of Mr. Canning in the Eii.ghstt Parliament, that the British Gove;nment did not wish Siveden to continue the • " It is here apparent, that the inclination of the Swedish Government to be at war tin Russia centurea even in England, by well-intUrmt.d per sons. From the Russim litclaratinn-; whiCh was published at the time, may be seen how much the Russian Government endeawured to induce Sweden to abstain from that war, and how easy tt would have been for this Power to do so. Eccn England found no great advantage to herself hi the war consecpiently the Swedish GovertiMent was hin dered by nothing trOm accepting the proposali made by Russia." On the declaration of Mr. Canning, that the Eng lish Government had not occasioned the Austrian war, the Gazette reMarkg— " What efforts did not Russia make to divert Aus tria from this war, and maintain the peace of ih Continent ! At the commencement of the present' war, its defenders asserted, that the English treasure would be poured forth, without mea•nre, in support of Austria ; and that English fleets and ay would appear in every quarter, and aCt in concert with Austria. The preent declaration of Ministry shews what slight foundation there +.va4 for all these speculations. The English Ministry not only do not promise any thing, but ewen clairri honour for having made no definitive promises ; tbt having scrupled tOrrniug engagements ‘vith Austria, a'td entangling this power in a premature and sud den war. How much blood would Austria Lave spared ! What exertions and excessi.c sacrilir:e4 might she not have been dispensed from making, if, disregarding the • idle declaimers of the metrui and heated .passions, she bad given ear to the con victions of what was her interest, and preserved the peace; the reciprocal guarantee of which was ofThr ed by Russia and France A new lesson for all those who change their political systems in com pliance with their. passions, and not from a persua• sion of what is the interest and security of the! State:' ST. PETERS/31.'11G8, JULY I.—W re learn from good authority that negociations between Russia and Sweden have already been carried on a cousidei able way, and will speedily come to a favourable &tel . - minaticu. MADRID, JULY s.—General Belliard, Governor of Madfid, gives iaforrnation, that 2 body of insur. gems coming from Molina, Medina Cell, and Si guensa, had made its appearance in the province of Guadalaxara. He ordered M. Schwilter, Colonel of the 55thTegirnent, to march against them. In consequence, the Ist of this month, the Colonel set out at two in the morning from the to‘Ali Of Gua dalaxara, at the heed of a detachment of intil otr y and cavalry. At Torija he met with ahem tiOn in surgents, with two pieces of artillery and some hare, defeated them, and pat them to fl.ght : 150 remain ed on the field of battle. The cannons, cartlidge boxes, and almost all' the muskets, which the insur gents had thrown away in order to escape more easily, fell into our hands. The King has pissed a Decree, au!h.orising the Tribunals to take measures for gathering in the har vests of the lands, the inhabitants or proprietors of which are in a country occupied by the enemy.— Under this disposition is included every kind of revenue. This Decree, it is said, is to relieve the inhabitants of La Mancha, who have gi: en o*eat f,iuots of their loyalty and attachment to his Majesty. Another D. cree also etraas, iliat the proprietors, merchants, and the chiefs of any estabitslinient, having a shop;and their suusli ing at home, shall be organized into a twin on'itia, in. the ditietent ph ceS in the provinces of Toledo_ and La Mancha, which their military Commandants and - Intendahts shall require. The enrolment in this militia snail br %o luntary, and those who form a part of it shah- aion bear arms. SANTA Cunt DE MODELA, JULY I.—The fol-. lowing letter has beet' intercepted, dated So , The, J►►ne 24 We are in pursuit of those wretches (We French) who are precipitately flying, al.ti make us no re sista,ce ; so that by the month of Aligtist, we flat— ter outsell es there will not be one remawing in Spain. Our army consists of 22,000 iiitanty : ; and 3400 cavalry, without counting a reinforcement of 5000 men, which have been sent us by General Cuesta." Tills bind confidence was the resnlr of intelligence received from Andalusia, whiCh sp, Ite only ot pre tended victories in . Germany, a new coalition against France, a numerous army mistress of Portugal, suc cesses in Arragon, and the forced' retreat of the French troops, whom they took care td represent as much weakened. , It was from the influence of these false notiong which had been generally spread, that th. 2, troops of General Venegas set themselves in 'notion ; hut when he heard of the arrival of the K:ag in '0,6 province, and of the ,demonstrations of joy witit which he had been received,. be retreated With so ,great precipitation, that his .whole array had passed the Sierra Morena yesterday. Such is the system in which the Junta of Seville persists in war against the population of its .own country. • It is only by illusions that it can force the few troops to tnarch which remain under their autho rity :. but the promptitude of their flight shews, at least, how easily they may be under:eived. This is what would happen to the Junta, if they braved , themselves the dangers into which they precipitate, ter try to precipitate, the troops.